About Denver Senior Coalitions

The Chapters are - East, North, South & Southwest

More about the Denver Senior Coalition Chapters

The four Denver Senior Coalition Chapters are networking organizations with members ranging from senior housing, home health industry, health and medical services, referral agencies, professional services such as legal and financial and other community based service organizations. Members include both individuals and companies and for-profit, non-profit and government agencies.

The four chapters of the Denver Senior Coalitions are:

EAST Chapter – CLICK HEREFormerly known as East Coalition for Senior Services

NORTH Chapter – CLICK HEREFormerly known as Northwest Denver Council for Seniors

SOUTH Chapter – CLICK HEREThe South Chapter is our newest chapter and was formed in 2017

Each Chapter holds separate monthly meetings except the last month of every quarter is a Joint Meeting where all chapters come together in one large meeting.

Our Dues

Our membership dues are based on a calendar year and run from January through December. Dues start at $75 for a “One Person Membership, One Company, ONE Chapter for a year.” We also have multi-member and multi-coalition memberships. The majority of the funds we raise through membership go to our Joint Coalition Assistance Fund.

For 2020 we have 3 levels of Membership

$75 One Company, ONE Chapter, with employees and staff included$150 One Company, TWO Chapters, with employees and staff included$225 One Company, join THREE Chapters and FOUR Chapter is included, with employees and staff included

Meeting Dates & Time:

Regular Chapter meetings for North, East, Southwest and South Chapters are held in the morning in Jan, Feb, April, May, July, August, Oct and Nov. Occasionally a location host may request an earlier start or end time for a meeting.

East Chapter meets – 3rd Wednesday of the month

North Chapter meets – 2nd Wednesday of the month

South Chapter meets – 2nd Thursday of the month

Southwest Chapter meets – 4th Tuesday of the month

Note that March, June, September and December are joint coalition meetings. The day of the month for the joint meetings can vary.

There is some variation in the meeting time. In general North and Southwest Chapters meet from 9:30AM to 11:30AM. For 2020 East is meeting from 9:00AM to 10:30AM and the South Chapter meets from 9:30AM to 11:00AM. Note that even these hours can vary depending on our location host and the presentation.

Locations of Meetings

Our meetings are held all over the great Denver metro area, however we have divided the city into East, Northwest, South and Southwest Regions that match the four chapters: East, Northwest, South and Southwest. When you join – you can join 1, 2 or 4 Chapters. You can choose to join the chapter or chapters that match the geographic region that you market to.

View map that shows approximate boundaries of the East, North, South and Southwest Chapters– CLICK HERE

The general description of the boundaries of the Chapters:

East Chapter – Meetings are in locations east of I-25 and south of I-70 and north of Douglas County. East can hold meetings in downtown Denver.

North Chapter – Meetings are in locations south of E-470 and the Northwest Parkway and north of W Colfax Ave. in Jefferson County and North of I-70 in the northeast quadrant. Meetings may occasionally go as far north as Brighton, Louisville, and Lafayette but this is the exception as the meetings should usually be south of E-470 and the Northwest Parkway.

South Chapter – Meetings are south of C-470 including Highlands Ranch, Parker, and Castle Rock. Meetings are in Douglas County including cities of Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker.

Southwest Chapter – Meetings are in locations west of I-25, north of Douglas County and south of W Colfax Ave.

Joint Coalition Meetings

Joint Coalition Meetings are held three times a year in March, June and September. Each year the Chapters rotate and host a different joint meeting. December is always a holiday gathering and it also rotates between Chapters. The meeting day of the month can vary for joint meetings, along with the time of the joint meeting. Here is the list of meetings for 2020 through 2021.

Southwest Chapter organizes March 2020

North Chapter organizes June 2020

East Chapter organizes Sept 2020

South Chapter organizes December Holiday 2020 Gathering

North Chapter organizes March 2021

East Chapter organizes June 2021

South Chapter organizes Sept 2021

Southwest Chapter organizes December Holiday 2021 Gathering

The December Holiday Gathering

The December meeting is typically a holiday gathering held in early December at a large retirement community, hospital or other large organization. The Chapters usually organize some type of drive for gifts or donations for low income seniors. One year it was a drive to collect wrapping paper and bows, while another year it was for $15 to $25 value gift cards from grocery stores or Walmart. These items are then given to non-profits that serve low income seniors. Often the non-profit recipients are coalition members. The decision on the recipients is made by the Presidents of the Chapters.

In 2018, the Chapters decided to hold the holiday party on Colorado Gives Day and it was a morning event. At the event, the Denver Senior Coalitions gave away the JCAF funds to non-profit members of the Denver Senior Coalitions who had applied for the funds.

Speakers & Presentations at Meetings

Senior service organizations, senior support companies, business professionals and other related groups are welcome to contact the Presentation Directors of each coalition and request to be a speaker. Note that panel discussions and other types of presentations are considered for the meetings.

Senior Housing locations and other businesses with meeting rooms are welcome to contact the Location Directors of each coalition and offer to host a meeting. Typically the location host provides refreshments. Note that a group of professionals are welcome to apply to host a meeting at a location of their choice and provide the breakfast.

The Joint Coalition Assistance Fund (JCAF) receives monies that have been paid as dues to the four Denver Senior Coalitions Chapters. Each of the 4 coalitions has an elected Officer called a “Joint Coalition Assistance Fund (JCAF) Committee Rep” – LEARN MORE

Access to the Membership List

As a member you are given a password which gives you access to the membership list of the Chapter you joined. If you joined all four Chapters, then you have access to all four membership lists. Each membership list has a unique password. Names are not to be added to ongoing email blast lists. The list can be used for one time invitations to senior professional events.

Denver Senior Coalitions Executive Board

The Denver Senior Coalitions has an Executive Board that is made up of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the individual chapters along with coalition members who wishes to volunteer their time.

Posting of events and other updates occur during the month. Karin Hall of Seniors Resource Guide sends eNewsletters and reminders about events for the three Denver Senior Coalitions. This email comes from Constant Contact and Karin@SeniorsResourceGuide.com. Add her email to our address book so your email goes through. Have questions? Call Karin Hall at 303-794-0799.